note, passed to superman by Lucille Clifton

note, passed to superman

sweet jesus, superman,if i had seen youdressed in your blue suiti would have known you.maybe that choirboy clarkcan stand aroundlistening to storiesbut not you, not withmetropolis to saveand every crook in townfilthy with kryptonite.lord, man of steel,i understand the cape,the leggings, the wholeball of wax.you can trust me,there is no planet strangerthan the one i'm from.